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Early settlement dynamics in the Pacific revealed through ancient DNA

New genetic analyses of ancient human skeletons from western Remote Oceania are shedding light on the complex history of settlement in this vast Pacific region over the past 3,000 years. With island nations such as Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga, the region is home to societies with a remarkably high degree of linguistic and cultural diversity.

Early settlement dynamics in the Pacific revealed through ancient DNA

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